Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Jakes19 assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domainLiving in Proctor, MN: what to set up and who to call
Proctor runs its own electric utility, Proctor Public Utilities Comm. For a library card, the closest branch is Superior Public Library, 6.1 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Proctor, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Proctor.
Power comes from Proctor Public Utilities Comm
Proctor Public Utilities Comm (Proctor Public Utilities Comm), a municipal utility, serves all of Proctor.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Proctor water system
The Proctor water system supplies almost all of Proctor. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Duluth as seller) and serves 3,099 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MN1690042.
7 home internet providers serve Proctor
100% of 1,290 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 43% | 10/1 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 13% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| Airfiber | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Proctor’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Proctor.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Proctor is in Proctor Public School District.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Proctor is in ZIP code 55810
ZIP codes where Proctor residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Proctor | ZIP’s residents in Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55810 | Duluth, MN | 100% | 36% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Proctor
Who supplies Proctor’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Proctor water system (EPA ID MN1690042). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Proctor?
Proctor Public Utilities Comm (Proctor Public Utilities Comm), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Proctor?
Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, Spectrum, Verizon, Airfiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Proctor?
55810. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Proctor in?
Proctor Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Proctor?
In Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before). Elections here are run by the St. Louis County Auditor. Check your registration at mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.